PRESERVATION NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Our Newsletter
Preservation Kentucky's quarterly newsletter, PK News, is published in April, August, and December. We encourage you to submit information regarding preservation events, news, and other issues of interest to the statewide preservation community. Please contact Executive Director Rachel Kennedy with this information, director@preservationkentucky.org.
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Upcoming Events
Feel free to browse our event calendar below. If you have an event you would like listed on our calendar, please contact us at director@preservationkentucky.org
2013 Preservation Pedal
The 2013 Preservation Pedal will be held in historic Frankfort and Franklin County on Saturday, June 15th! Registration is currently open. We are working on the routes right now but have some fabulous rides planned and this year's rest stops will be terrific. To keep updated on the event, visit the Preservation Pedal webpage at: www.preservationpedal.org
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Congratulations to our 2013 Preservation Leaders: To Be honored at our Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony in Covington on April 20, 2013. For detailed criteria on our awards program, please click here. Photos of the ceremony are available here.
The Linda Bruckheimer Award for Excellence in Rural Preservation
Jess and Angela Correll of Stanford
The Edith Bingham Award for Excellence in Preservation Education
Northern Kentucky Restoration Weekend, Bellevue, Covington, and Newport
Christy and Owsley Brown Exemplary Public Service to Preservation
State Representative Arnold Simpson of Covington
County Judge James L. "Buddy" Gallenstein of Mason County
State Representative Tanya Pullin of Greenup County
David L. Morgan State Historic Preservation Tax Credit
Excellence in Commercial Rehabilitation--Whiskey Row Lofts in Louisville
Excellence in Residential Rehabilitation--John David and Mary Helen Myles of Shelby County
Excellence in Residential Rehabilitation--Beth Johnson of Covington
Barbara Hulette Young Preservation Leader
Chad Needham of Lexington
Sutherland Award for Excellence in Environmental Preservation
Marksbury Farm, Garrard County
Gill Holland and Augusta Brown Holland for Nulu Business District, Louisville
Tim Peters and Lois Mateus for Nulu Business District, Louisville
Helen Dedman Award for Excellence in Preservation Advocacy
Helen Dedman
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2013 Preservation Lobby Day
On Tuesday, February 26, Preservation Kentucky will be in DC to discuss the economic, social, and cultural value of historic preservation with our six congressmen and two senators. We hope you can take the time to contact your federal representative and senators and let them know how important preservation is to your district for 2013 National Preservation Lobby Day. Please make them aware that you hope they will listen closely to what we present at our meetings on Tuesday. (PK is meeting in-district with Rep Yarmuth on Monday, March 4). For information on your congressman or to determine which district you live in, please click here.
Contact information for your representatives and senators is as follows:
Rep Ed Whitfield-(202)225-3115 or email by clicking here
Rep Brett Guthrie-(202) 225-3501 or email by clicking here
Rep John Yarmuth-(202)225-5401 or email by clicking here
Rep Thomas Massie-(202)225-3465 or email by clicking here
Rep Hal Rogers-(202)225-4601 or email by clicking here
Rep Andy Barr-(202) 225-4706 or email by clicking here
Senator Mitch McConnell-(202) 224-2541 or email by clicking here
Senator Rand Paul-(202)224-4343 or email by clicking here
The Kentucky Heritage Council has compiled statistics for all six of Kentucky's congressional districts that demonstrate the value of historic preservation to our Commonwealth. This information is very important to present to our congressmen and senators--both in the Kentucky Legislature and in the US Congress. Please share this information with your US Congress representatives and personalize it with your stories of the power of preservation in your community. Click on the links below for more information. Special thanks to our partners at the Kentucky Heritage Council for compiling and sharing this information with all of us.
General Information Sheets by Congressional District
District One-Rep Ed Whitfield
District Two-Rep Brett Guthrie
District Three-Rep John Yarmuth
District Four-Rep Thomas Massie
District Five-Rep Hal Rogers
District Six-Rep Andy Barr
Impact of State and Federal Preservation Tax Credits by District
District One-Rep Ed Whitfield
District Two-Rep Brett Guthrie
District Three-Rep John Yarmuth
District Four-Rep Thomas Massie
District Five-Rep Hal Rogers
District Six-Rep Andy Barr
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http://www.preservationkentucky.org/donation/donationRegForm.php
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Preservation Kentucky received a Richard and Julia Moe grant in August to film educational shorts as part of the 2011 Historic Preservation Legislative Summit. Films include information about changes needed to the State Historic Preservation Tax Credit; the importance of the Main Street program to local communities across the state; and a great vignette on How to Lobby for preservation needs. Click here to view these films.
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